Fuel-distributing system



espinasse aies rime man.

To @ZZ whom i may concern."

Be il; known than i, 'il lrlnn'r, a citizen of the United States oi America, residin at Dayton, county of Montgomery, and cate of (Ehio, have invenieri certain new end useful improvements in Fuel-Dis f tributing Systems, or" which the foilowing;

is a full, clear, and enseil description.

This invention relaies io the distribution of fuels to multi-cylinder iniernal-comous tion engines, and particularly so she distri hution of the heavier or iess volaiile fuels such for example as kerosene.

The principal objects of the invention are to provide for an canal distribution of -the fuel to the cylinders of a nnilticyiinfler engine and to vaporize the "fuel which orcinarily is noiJ evaporated upon Contact with the nir.

Briefly stated my invention comprises a comminuting oithe iiquicl fuel, then heating it and iinaliy completinf the Vaporizing of bhe liquid por'eion nn er reduce-rl at- "mospheric pressure, and an eqnei clistrontion of the connninuted ruel to the engine cylinciers.

@ther objects and advantages othe present invention Will he apparent from the foregoing description, reference losingf had to the accompanying' drawings., wherein a preferred embodiment of the present invention is clearly shown.

ln the drawings:

Fig. 1 is a sectionalview of an engine together with apparains' emboiiying #che present invention, the section oi certain.

parts shown in Fig. 1, being' taken approximai-ely on the line 1-l of Fifi'. 2;

Fig. 2' is a sectional view iairen approximately on the line 2-2 of Fig, i; Fig. 3 is a sectional View taken on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2; and

Fig. e is a fragmentary side eievation of the internal-combustion engine iogether vvih certain parts shown in Fig. l, a section being taken on ehe line l-Jiof Fig. 1.

Referring to the drawings, an internalcomhustion engine 2G 'is provided with ,a plurality oi" cylinders 2l each communicaiiing with a comlousiion chamber 22. Esch chamber 22 is controllori hy an intake valve 23 and an exhaust Valve Each pair of adjacent intake valves 23 eonirols the a lmission of fusi misser-e from an engine intake passage 25. meilveives 2e of Serial 230. 322,343,

each pair oi cylinders 21 oonrol 'the admission ci exhaust gas into the if-shepeci portions 26 leading ini@ an exhaust header 27. The upper surface or" each of ihe Yshapcd portions 26. is concaved in provide a inel vaporizing howl 26*l forming the bottom Wall ci a portion 'of an aiimaniiolfi 2% which is arranged to he in ooniact with the erhansi'l gases.

Manifold 28 is provided with a fnel distributor housing 29 which may he formed integrally therewiyh or may loe constructed eparately and joint-ni io the manifold 2S as shown at 30 (lliff. 2). The-housing 29 is provided with a '.Tentnri air intake pas sage 31 and with an outlet 32 leading into the manifold 28. As housing 29 and manioiri 28 together provide a. means 'for the passage of air into the engine, `hese members together may he considered as a niani` foiel providing for the passage of air to the engine. le will be noted thas manifold 28 is provided with branches 33, Bil, end 35 and conncts air across the fuel vaporizing hoWis 26 to the intakes 25 of the engine. A iiow of air is oontroilecl hy throttle valve 36 which is mounted upon a throiile valve shaft 37 operated by a lever 38. l

The fuel dishrilhutor housing 29 encloscs s fuel comminnting and iiistrihniing cievice including a cup-shaped rotatably mounted fuel container 40, having its cyinrical side Wall provied Wiih pericrssions 41. Container i() is mouniec upon a shalt 42 driven by an electric motor Container rotates Within a fuel reservoir 'A which is (lividef` substantially eqnaiiy into compartments 45, le and 47. Comparrmen; 45 is connected with a pipe which projects down through the upper wall of branch and terminates slightly above a fuel bowl 26. The compartment 46 is connecked with a pipe 49 which projects down through the upper wall oi 'branch Vportion 34 and terminates slight-ly above n. fuel bowl 26B. The compartment 47 is connected with a pipe 50 projecting down through 1the upper Wall of branch portion 35 'and terminatin slightly above a fuel howl 26A.

eservoir is proviee with an inlet 61 controlied by valve 62 normally helfl. closed as shown in Fic. i hy means of s ioai: member 63 when ine linei level is substantially es indicated hy iine 64:, A pipe 65 provides communication between fuel? iii-ii Leone ie fr; muitii-,ylinciei internal-combustion engine having e plurality of intake passages; et means providing air passages lewiing to said engine intakes, said means infclnciing portions mi'anged to be liestefi by engine; fuel eomminuting end distributineans; and separated passages each for ieoeining e portion of the distributed fuel Hering seid fuel portions to one .6. peitions of sai air passages. 5. e fusi distributing system for in- -eombustion engines, the combination with niultiueyiinder internal-combustion Pagine lleving e.. plurality of intake pasegesg oi e meni'eld hsvinge Venturi sii* intelse passage, and having ein outlet passitges nconnected with the engine intakes; e E reservoir; a fuel pipe connected with f roseivoir and the Venturi passage Whereis drawn into said manifold 'by ation; :fuel comminuting end Clis- "1" "fieens located below the outlet of int` e to receive fuel therefrom; :imi s 'for delivering fuel from seid u ts of said manifold adjacent tiiiie-s. i tributing system for ini engines, the combination y niiei intemal-oombustion E j 'y of intake pas- :j nieniifeid having e Venturi am' seges connecting the engine int-fikse,

tions of said outlet passages being einen intake passege, anni beting eii Getiet 'e n to be heated by the engine; e uei pine finneetefi with the i'esei'iioii :m the entnii passage whereby fuel is iieW-n into seid manifold by engine suction; fuel eoinminnt ing ami distributing ineens located below the outiet of seid fuel pipe te receive 4fuel the-Yeromg and fuei passages for deiivering 'fuel from said means to the heated parte oi? said outlet passages ei' sei mmiitelci.

7. ln e fuel suppiy system for en inteinei. combustion engine having e plui'elity oi? intake ports, and exhaust ponts; en exhaust heater ineluciing branch portions oonneeteii with the exhaust ponts, eeoli branch portion providing e fuel ifepoiizing bowi adapted to be heated by the engine exhaust; en in take manifold for conducting iiuioi eeioss said bowls into the intake ports; and fuel distributing means inelnflin sep-wete iuel passages, each for delivering fuel to vaporizing bowl.

lin testimony whereof ll hereto eilig my signature.

JHN "HNT,

Witnesses:

Len Vil Hennen,

G.- D, iii/Tinnen 

